On Saturday, the Lakeway Christian Academy Lions were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 55-54 to the Whitley County Colonels. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 144th in Tennessee, while the Colonels are ranked 49th in Kentucky).
Lakeway Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Whitley County, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Lakeway Christian Academy will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Rhea County at 2:20 p.m. on January 4, 2025. Whitley County and Todd County Central will round out the year against one another at at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Whitley County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Todd County Central likes a good challenge.
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